A strategic planning meeting will be organised by Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) at the Meridien Hotel in Dakar, Senegal, from 24 to 26 April 2003 to discuss the efficient implementation of gender mainstreaming and women's effective participation in all programmes and structures of the African Union (AU) and its specialised mechanisms such as NEPAD, CSSDCA, and the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa.